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Post by jonblend on Aug 16, 2021 17:42:11 GMT
This is going to be an interesting thread  I wonder how much grinding will be needed because you already know about all the challenging parts of the game. My passive source of medals were the daily ad videos (there were many days where I didn't find the time to play but watching ads doesn't require much time and more importantly attention). Oh and I'm team Timoshenko for this game. I think he is the best free tank general making the boost of getting Roko, Monty or Vatutin less impactful. So the decision of getting one of them can be postponed until later. Turns out there are no more medals after finishing the game (if on doesn't like to grind Army groups) so I ended up with only Patton.
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Post by stoic on Aug 16, 2021 17:54:56 GMT
Though Timoshenko is a good general he's not in the same league as big 4. When, for example, Rokossovsky and Govorov work together it doesn't really matter who else is on the battlefield. It is a whirlwind of death and destruction. I haven't ever tried to use Timoshenko with KV6, but, my guess, it is not up to the same standard.
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Post by NotRandom on Aug 16, 2021 18:01:11 GMT
Though Timoshenko is a good general he's not in the same league as big 4. When, for example, Rokossovsky and Govorov work together it doesn't really matter who else is on the battlefield. It is a whirlwind of death and destruction. I haven't ever tried to use Timoshenko with KV6, but, my guess, it is not up to the same standard. Timensheko is alright on KV6, but not having panzer leader is really his downfall. Anyways, I think both buying Roko and Govorov immediately after unlocking 41 is quite the overkill, especially for someone who doesn't want to grind. |
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Post by randomperson on Aug 17, 2021 3:52:41 GMT
Though Timoshenko is a good general he's not in the same league as big 4. When, for example, Rokossovsky and Govorov work together it doesn't really matter who else is on the battlefield. It is a whirlwind of death and destruction. I haven't ever tried to use Timoshenko with KV6, but, my guess, it is not up to the same standard. Timensheko is alright on KV6, but not having panzer leader is really his downfall. Anyways, I think both buying Roko and Govorov immediately after unlocking 41 is quite the overkill, especially for someone who doesn't want to grind. I agree that Govorov is not needed until much later. Chuikov is great and can be used even into late game. |
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Post by stoic on Aug 17, 2021 8:55:48 GMT
Yet, here he is  The one and only Govorov!  Meantime I upgraded KV-6, it's time to upgrade Katysha.  |
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Post by stoic on Aug 18, 2021 15:51:35 GMT
I completed 1941 campaigns and Guderian earned 43 medals.  It is a better performance than in 1939. I think it's because heavy tanks have +2 range, and have more targets to attack. All in all, Guderian earned 72 medals (29 in 1939 and 43 in 1941). Since Rommel will compensate it in North African campaigns and in 1944, I think, the difference between them is really marginal. I didn't have Guderian on my first run, but I really didn't notice any significant difference between him and Rommel. Yeah, Guderian is better on medium tanks, Rommel is better on heavy tanks, but these facts are not really game changing. And it won't be a mistake to hire either of them as our first general. The most reliable strategy is to hire both. First Guderian and then (when North Africa is on a horizon) Rommel. |
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Post by jonblend on Aug 18, 2021 18:34:20 GMT
Though Timoshenko is a good general he's not in the same league as big 4. When, for example, Rokossovsky and Govorov work together it doesn't really matter who else is on the battlefield. It is a whirlwind of death and destruction. I haven't ever tried to use Timoshenko with KV6, but, my guess, it is not up to the same standard. I absolutely agree that all of the replacements for Timoshenko are much better than him and that they will add more "ease" to the run. The point I tried to make was that I ran out of medals even without an allied HT general.
Assuming that I didn't waste my medals (who likes to be called out on making stupid decisions ) I'm curious how you spend your budget within the limits of F2P and no excessive grinding. Supposedly, perfect clearing all campaigns and beating all challenge missions (just enough to reach lv 10 or every single one?) is on the agenda? Given your easytech games expertise I'm pretty sure you'll make it but maybe we get to see a Commius kind of solution among the team of established generals |
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Post by stoic on Aug 18, 2021 20:30:50 GMT
Though Timoshenko is a good general he's not in the same league as big 4. When, for example, Rokossovsky and Govorov work together it doesn't really matter who else is on the battlefield. It is a whirlwind of death and destruction. I haven't ever tried to use Timoshenko with KV6, but, my guess, it is not up to the same standard. I absolutely agree that all of the replacements for Timoshenko are much better than him and that they will add more "ease" to the run. The point I tried to make was that I ran out of medals even without an allied HT general.
Assuming that I didn't waste my medals (who likes to be called out on making stupid decisions ) I'm curious how you spend your budget within the limits of F2P and no excessive grinding. Supposedly, perfect clearing all campaigns and beating all challenge missions (just enough to reach lv 10 or every single one?) is on the agenda? Given your easytech games expertise I'm pretty sure you'll make it but maybe we get to see a Commius kind of solution among the team of established generals Yeah, my plan is to complete every mode of the game including new epic battles (they were the main reason why I decided to reinstall the game in the first place). But our choice of good generals is rather limited in GoG3. I am planning to use Badoglio instead of Leeb, Slim instead of MacArthur, but I don't see other viable alternatives to well-known names right now. Maybe, just maybe, Kuribayashi instead of Yamashita is also an option. |
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Post by stoic on Aug 18, 2021 20:40:52 GMT
I really like Badoglio because of that   And his economic skill is rather underrated by some players. It is really helpful to increase your budget when you recuperate, replenish, defend etc. |
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Post by randomperson on Aug 19, 2021 2:57:42 GMT
I absolutely agree that all of the replacements for Timoshenko are much better than him and that they will add more "ease" to the run. The point I tried to make was that I ran out of medals even without an allied HT general.
Assuming that I didn't waste my medals (who likes to be called out on making stupid decisions ) I'm curious how you spend your budget within the limits of F2P and no excessive grinding. Supposedly, perfect clearing all campaigns and beating all challenge missions (just enough to reach lv 10 or every single one?) is on the agenda? Given your easytech games expertise I'm pretty sure you'll make it but maybe we get to see a Commius kind of solution among the team of established generals Yeah, my plan is to complete every mode of the game including new epic battles (they were the main reason why I decided to reinstall the game in the first place). But our choice of good generals is rather limited in GoG3. I am planning to use Badoglio instead of Leeb, Slim instead of MacArthur, but I don't see other viable alternatives to well-known names right now. Maybe, just maybe, Kuribayashi instead of Yamashita is also an option. Rundstedt instead of Yamashita is viable because of movement promotions. |
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Post by stoic on Aug 19, 2021 3:12:26 GMT
Yeah, my plan is to complete every mode of the game including new epic battles (they were the main reason why I decided to reinstall the game in the first place). But our choice of good generals is rather limited in GoG3. I am planning to use Badoglio instead of Leeb, Slim instead of MacArthur, but I don't see other viable alternatives to well-known names right now. Maybe, just maybe, Kuribayashi instead of Yamashita is also an option. Rundstedt instead of Yamashita is viable because of movement promotions. I had Rundstedt on my previous run, but used him mainly as a second HT Commander. But buying Rundstedt in general is definitely not a synonym of "cost-effective" In comparison, buying Slim instead of Mac is "cost-effective". So, the question is whether we can replace a top tier general with a cheaper alternative without loosing much (or without loosing anything at all) or not. |
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Post by randomperson on Aug 19, 2021 3:23:03 GMT
Rundstedt instead of Yamashita is viable because of movement promotions. I had Rundstedt on my previous run, but used him mainly as a second HT Commander. But buying Rundstedt in general is definitely not a synonym of "cost-effective" In comparison, buying Slim instead of Mac is "cost-effective". So, the question is whether we can replace a top tier general with a cheaper alternative without loosing much (or without loosing anything at all) or not. Good point . Mountbatten instead of Nimitz could work, but I am not sure about the difficulty of the navy elite battles yet (haven't tried them). Tomorrow I will try to beat Midway and Coral Sea Elite battles with only Ozawa, Riccardi, Cunningham (no stars on the free navies) and a buncha OP land generals (mostly max stars). If need be, I will throw in Donitz as well (max stars). But honestly, there should be enough medals for everything as long as you perfect clear (remember to get Donitz or Nagumo or Kesselring before doing New Guinea and East Indies or else you will suffer like I did). |
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Post by randomperson on Aug 19, 2021 16:07:01 GMT
stoic, I beat midway first try with only the free navies and some land generals (and Kesselring, but I only used land-based airstrikes at the very end after he was dead already. I should've put him on the carrier). I will try Coral Sea later although I expect that it will be much harder because land is much less useful there. I might have to pull out Donitz for that.
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Post by stoic on Aug 19, 2021 16:33:53 GMT
stoic, I beat midway first try with only the free navies and some land generals (and Kesselring, but I only used land-based airstrikes at the very end after he was dead already. I should've put him on the carrier). I will try Coral Sea later although I expect that it will be much harder because land is much less useful there. I might have to pull out Donitz for that. I am almost sure they will add more battles. Hard to say how many of them will be naval battles, but there's a chance... I am toying with the idea of hiring two cheap admirals like Pound/King or King/Spruance instead of Nimitz though. |
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Post by randomperson on Aug 19, 2021 17:20:14 GMT
stoic , I beat midway first try with only the free navies and some land generals (and Kesselring, but I only used land-based airstrikes at the very end after he was dead already. I should've put him on the carrier). I will try Coral Sea later although I expect that it will be much harder because land is much less useful there. I might have to pull out Donitz for that. I am almost sure they will add more battles. Hard to say how many of them will be naval battles, but there's a chance... I am toying with the idea of hiring two cheap admirals like Pound/King or King/Spruance instead of Nimitz though. I am assuming you are thinking about getting these generals for Elite Battles and not 1945. In this case, I would definitely avoid getting Pound/King/Spruance because Ozawa outclasses all of them, Riccardi is about the same powerful and Cunningham is only slightly worse. Those 400 medals could be used to save for a general like Nimitz or to buy Halsey who is actually useful because the only better air generals are Dowding and Yamamoto/Kesselring. |
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The one and only Govorov!
